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Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:07 pm
by Dot
It is the bending part for the corners that we are needing assistance with. Shall get a pic for you David.
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:18 am
by SteveW
If I have it right in my head - what you are trying to do - you won't be able to bend the aluminium extrusion, but you will be able to buy ready made corners to match what you need.
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:34 am
by Wilbor
bent aluminium = cracked aluminium
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:30 am
by T1 Terry
You can radius curve flat aluminium bar by panel beating the outer radius of the corner causing the metal to stretch. A very long and slow process that requires a steady hand to keep the hammer face square to the material and a rounded faced panel hammer is required.
If you are talking about the extruded aluminium fly screen material that takes the round rubber tubing to hold the flyscreen mesh in place, forget it, you will not curve that stuff, buy the curved pieces as Steve has suggested, or make them square.
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 12:57 pm
by Dot
SteveW wrote:If I have it right in my head - what you are trying to do - you won't be able to bend the aluminium extrusion, but you will be able to buy ready made corners to match what you need.
Any suggestions of who may have the ready made corners? remember we are in SA (got that dig in before you lot)
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 2:43 pm
by jon_d
Try the corner store.
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 2:47 pm
by jon_d
Dot,
You mitre the lengths and push in the corners to hold them together. Then rivet.
Drop in to any fly-wire/ security door place who makes them. They will cut yours and make them. The local guy I use is surprisingly cheap.
Masters and Bunnings sell all the parts too.
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 4:33 pm
by Dot
window corners002.jpg
window corners.jpg
here is one of the windows showing the angle we need.
j-d told you this is SA and we don't have a corner store.
Shall also your your suggestion of going to the makers of screens but I rang the well known ones and they only do the right angled corners, mentioned curved and they were stumped.
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:41 pm
by jon_d
gee, the do have a curve.... I was thinking about the style like the door screen in the photo.
How will they be attached? Because it looks like the window swings out.
Re: Banal .. Open to any topic on and off topics etc
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:43 pm
by Dot
j-d I think something like a piano hinge on the top.